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Varanasi Chokes Under Pollution: 0 Good Air Quality Days in 2015

The Wire Staff 17/12/2016

A recently launched report shows the city's air quality...

Representatives from different political parties at the Wihistleblower Trust event. Credit: Shwetank Mishra

Concern Over Air Pollution in Varanasi Brings Political Parties Together

Shwetank Mishra 13/12/2016

At an event organised by an environmental NGO, representatives...

Security personnel stand guard in front of the India Gate amidst the heavy smog in New Delhi

SC Asks Centre to Devise Common Minimum Graded Response to Tackle Air Pollution

V. Shivshankar 08/11/2016

The Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice T.S....

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Excerpt: Moving Between Beijing and Brussels, ‘Choked’ Draws Parallels for Delhi

Pallavi Aiyar 07/11/2016

'The role of the foreign community in drawing attention...

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Diwali Air Over North India Was World’s Worst – And Worse Than Diwali 2015

Alison Saldanha and Karthik Madhavapeddi, INDIASPEND.ORG 03/11/2016

PM 2.5 levels over north India sky-rocketed to over...

The setting sun over Connaught Place, New Delhi. Credit: wili/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

Why Delhi’s Plan for Air Filters at Traffic Intersections is a Red Herring

Sarath Guttikunda 01/11/2016

Installing an air filter in public is more like...

The programme sets an overall cap on the permitted PM emissions in Surat’s textile industry. Representational image. Source: United Nations Photos/Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

India Is Not Doing Enough To Tackle Air Pollution

Titash Sen 09/10/2016

India has the largest number of polluted cities among...